Solution Architect

FalconSmartIT; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology firm in London seeks a Generalist Solutions Architect to lead solution development within the finance sector. This role involves delivering high-level designs, providing technical guidance, and ensuring standards compliance. Candidates should possess hands-on experience in data, security, and infrastructure, with an emphasis on collaboration in a high-performing team. Experience in the insurance industry is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Design.
• Ability to work across multiple projects and portfolios.
• Knowledge of insurance industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of solution architectures.
• Deliver High-Level Solutions designs.
• Provide technical expertise and collaborate with teams.
• Challenge decisions to ensure adherence to standards.

Skills

Solution architecture development

Technical guidance and governance

Strong understanding of security

Collaboration within architecture teams

Job description

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Note: Jr Enterprise Architect profile more suitable for this role. Hands on person exp is required like Data, Security, Infra, Design etc.

Generalist Solutions Architect (Senior):

• Leads the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas as per the need
• Ability to work across multiple projects and portfolios to deliver High Level Solutions designs
• Leads the preparation of technical plans and ensures that appropriate technical resources are made available
• Ensures that appropriate tools and methods are available, understood and employed in architecture development
• Provides technical guidance and governance on solution development and integration
• Evaluates requests for changes, and deviations from specifications, and recommends actions
• Provide technical expertise and work with other CIO domains to ensure all design angles are covered
• Ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly
• Strong understanding of security, data and service architecture, as they will be accountable for these areas, but these area's will provide the content for the High Level Designs
• They will be able to challenge decisions, respectfully, based on knowledge and experience, to ensure that the design is within Client's standards
• They will not introduce unnecessary design debt or cost to the delivery
• Able to collaborate well within a high performing architecture team and can go the extra mile to help each other and the rest of the Client teams to ensure that the right outcome is delivered
• Have an easy manner and collaborate freely
• Insurance industry knowledge would be a bonus, but not essential

Domains: Finance, Commercial Lines, Claims including Fraud, Specialty Lines